Carrier carton



' Aug. 18, 1959 J. VESAK CARRIER CARTON '3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 15, 1956 pvvEuTOR JOSEPH VESAK Aug. 18, 1959 I VESAK 2,900,106

CARRIER CARTON Filed March 15, 1956 s Shee ts-Sheet 2 IS n 62 15+ 60 ll 2l 23 27 IN vsw-rok 1 JOSEPH VESAK I By flmRN V Aug. 18, 1959 J. v'EsAK CARRIER CARTON Filed March 15, 1956 3 sheets sheet 3 INVEAITOR JOS EPH VESAK United States Patent CARRIER CARTON Joseph Vesak, Richmond, Vancouver, British Columbia,

Canada, assignor to Crown Zellerbach Canada Limited, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, a corporation of British Columbia Application March 15, 1956, Serial Nb. 571,645 2 Claims. (Cl. 220-105) This invention relates to a carrier carton particularly for bottles, but which may be used for other articles if desired.

An object of the present invention is the provision of a carrier carton having longitudinal and transverse partitions dividing the carton intocells for receiving bottles, said partitions being high enough to prevent bottles from rubbing against each other at any point between the bottoms and tops thereof.

Another object is the provision of a carrier carton having a handle with portions designed to bear against the under surface of the carton top when the latter is sealed to take the load when the carton is lifted by the handle, said carton also having additional means for taking the load when it is opened.

Another object is the provision of a carton having longitudinal and. transverse partitions with a co-operating handle which will not interfere with the collapsing of the carton for storage and shipment prior to being used as a carrier.

A still further object is the provision of a carrier carton having a longitudinal partition and a handle connected thereto which may be moved up and down relative to the carton, but which cannot be moved laterally in. said carton. A still further object is the provision of a carton of the nature described having longitudinal and transverse partitions which may be die-cut from continuous strips of material, and which may be assembled by machinery now in existence.

The present carrier carton comprises a case having side and end walls, a top and a bottom, a plurality of spaced transverse partitions secured at the ends thereof to the side walls, a longitudinal partition extending longitudinally of the case and having slots therein through which the transverse partitions extend, said longitudinal partition being movable vertically relative to the transverse partitions and said partitions dividing the case into cells, means coacting with the longitudinal and transverse partitions to prevent lateral movement of the longitudinal partition and to limit the upward movement of the latter, and a handle connected to the top of and movable with the longitudinal partition and extending upwardly therefrom, said handle being completely in the. case when the longitudinal partition is near the bottom thereof and being movable toa position projecting above the case top.

An example of this invention'is illustrated in the aceompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the carrier carton closed for transportation, shipment or storage,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the top of the closed carton, showing the handle projecting from the top thereof,

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 33 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing the carton in the partially collapsed position,

M A lCC Figure 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 5--5 of Figure 1, showing the handle completely within the carton,

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 but with the handle projecting from the top of the carton in the carrying position when the carton is closed,

Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view similar .to Figure 6 showing the handle in the carrying position when the carton is opened,

Figure 8 is a vertical section taken on the line 8-8 of Figure 5, and

Figure 9 is a fragmentary perspective view of the longitudinal partition with handle attached thereto, and three transverse partitions.

Referring to the drawings, the carrier carton 10 comprises a case 11 having side walls 14 and 15, end walls 17 and 18, a bottom 20, and a top 21. The top consists of the usual side flaps 23 and 24 integrally connected to the adjacent side walls 14 and of the case, and end flaps 26 and 27 integrally connected to the adjacent end walls 17 and 18. The bottom is formed of the same side and end flap arrangement as the top 21. As is customary with cartons of this nature, the side and end walls are formed from a single piece of material, such as cardboard, corrugated cardboard and the like, and the top and bottom flaps project upwardly and downwardly,-

respectively, from said walls. As this type of carton is well known in the art, it does not require any further description herein.

The top flaps 23 and 24 come together at their free edges when they are in the closed position, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, and they are notched along said edges to provide a slot 30 extending throughout a substantial portion of the length of the carton. Flaps 23 and 24 are scored along lines 32 and 33, respectively, to form tabs 35 and 36 at the adjacent flap edges which may be raised relative to the flaps, as shown in Figure 2.

A plurality of spaced, transverse partitions 40 formed of cardboard or the like are positioned within case 11 and extend upwardly from the bottom 20 thereof. Each partition is bent over at its ends in opposite directions to form tabs 41 and 42 that are secured to the side walls 14 and 15 of the carton by means of glue or other securing means, such as staples. These partitions extend approximately half way up the height of the carton. Each partition has a slot 44 extending upwardly part way from its lower edge 45 midway between its opposite ends. Each slot terminates below the upper edge 46 of its partition to form a web 47 extending across the top of the slot.

A longitudinal partition 50 formed of cardboard or the like extends longitudinally of the carton midway between the side walls thereof. This longitudinal partition has a vertical slot 52 extending downwardly from its upper edge 53 at each transverse partition 40, and through which the web 47 of said transverse partition extends' Each slot 52 extends downwardly part way towards the lower edge 54 of the partition and terminates above said lower edge to form a web 55 that extends through the slot 44 of the adjacent transverse partition. By referring to Figure 9 it will be seen that the inner ends; of the slots 44 and 52 are spaced from each other when the transverse partition is near the bottom of the carton so that said partition may be moved vertically relative to the transverse partition. The webs 55 of the longitudinal partition being within the slots of the transverse partitions prevent the former partition from moving laterally within the case.

A handle formed of cardboard or the like is secured to the upper edge of the longitudinal partition 50 and projects upwardly therefrom. In the preferred form of the invention, the longitudinal partition projects above the upper edges of the transverse partitions when the longitudinal partition is near the carton bottom. The handle 60 is formed by two side walls 62 and 63 connected together at their upper edges 64. These side walls extend upwardly and overlap thelupper' edge of the longitudinal partition and are secured thereto by glue or other suitable means. The sidewalls of the handle also have aligned openings in their ends'forming a hand hole 66 in the handle.

The handle side walls 62 and 63 have projections 63 and 69 extending outwardly from their opposite ends near the lower edge thereof. There is a pair of projections 68-69 at each end of the handle, and the upper edges of each pair of projections are preferably secured together at 70 by glue or staples. Actually, thereis a side wall and its projections on each side of the upper edge of the longitudinal partition so that said edge is braced or reinforced by the walls and projections secured thereto. Each pair of projections 6869 forms a shoulder 73 which is above the longitudinal partition and below the edge 64 of the handle 60.

When the carrier carton 10 is loaded and the top 21 thereof sealed closed, handle 6%} is completely within the carton, as shown in Figures 1 to 5. When it is desired to carry the carton by the handle, tabs 35 and 36 are lifted up, as in Figure 2 and the handle is grasped and pulled upwardly into the position shown in Figures 2 and 6. This draws shoulders 73 against the under surfaces of end flaps 2.6 and 27 of the cover. By refenring to Figure 6, it will be seen that the webs S5 of the longitudinal partition 50 are clear of the webs 47 of the transverse partitions 40. In other words, the inner ends of slots 44 and 52 are separated from each other so that the entire load of the carton is carried by shoul- 'ders 73 bearing against the under surface of the carton top. If it is desired to' carry the carton after it has been opened, as shown in Figure 7, handle 60 moves upwardly until the webs 55 of the longitudinal partition engage the webs 47 of the transverse partitions, at which time the transverse partitions take the load. With this arrangement, the handle shoulders 73 take the load when the carton is being carried comparatively long distances and/or is subjected to considerable jolting. However, once it is opened, it usually is not carried very much by the handle so that the transverse partitions take the load at this time when the carton is not so liable to be jolted.

By referring to Figures 5 to 9, itwill be seen that the transverse and longitudinal partitions extend upwardly within the case a considerable distance so that they would keep any bottles in the cells formed by said partitions completely separated from each other. As is Well known, bottles taper down to a comparatively small neck so that if the lower portions of the bottles are kept separate from each other, there is no danger of the necks coming into contact. The case, partitions, and handle may be formed of any suitable material. It is, however,

preferable to form the case and handle out of corrugated cardboard. The longitudinal and transverse partitions may also be formed from corrugated cardboard, but it has been found that they may be formed of plain relatively thick cardboard. In any case, these partitions may be die-cut from continuous strips of material, and the slots thereof may be cut therein at the same time.

All in all, carton is of comparatively simple construction, and yet it has a handle which may be completely inside the carton so that the latter may be shipped v 4 without any projections, said handle being easily movable outwardly to a carrying position projecting from the carton top for carrying purposes. The longitudinal partition not only functions as a separator in the carton, but it acts as a guide for the handle during movement thereof, and limits the upward movement of said handle when the carton is open.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A carrier carton comprising a case having side and end walls, 'a bottom wall and a top, said top being normally closed and having a central slot therein extending longitudinally of the case but being openable to expose the interior of the case, a plurality of spaced transverse partitions' secured atopposite ends thereof to the side walls and said partitions extending upwardly from near the case bottom, each of said partitions having a vertical slot therein extending upwardly part way from the lower edge thereof and midway between the ends thereof leaving above the upper end of each such slot a web in the partition, a longitudinal partition disposed within said case, said longitudinal partition having a plurality of slots extending from the upper edge thereof downwardly but terminating short of the bottom edge thereof to leave webs therebelow the last mentioned slots being equal in number to the number of transverse partitions and receiving therein respective web portions of such transverse partitions, a handle member secured to the upper extremities of the longitudinal partition memher, said longitudinal slot in the top terminating short of the opposite ends of the case and said handle member having a hand grip portion of a length less than the length of said longitudinal slot in the top and being projectable therethrough with portions of the handle member beyond such hand grip portion constituting upwardly facing shoulders engageable with the undersurface of said top beyond the extremities of the longitudinal slot therein, said top constituting, when closed, a fixed load carrying member, the distance between the bottom edges of said webs in the transverse partitions to the undersurface of said top, when closed, being less than the distance between the upper extremities of said webs in the longitudinal partition to the upper extremities of said upwardly facing shoulders whereby the handle member supports the case only through engagement of the upwardly facing shoulders of the handle member against the undersurface of said top, when the top is closed, and the top when opened, permitting the handle member to support the case only through engagement between the web portions of the longitudinal and transverse partitions.

2. The assembly as defined in and by claim 1 wherein said hand grip portion is substantially coincidental in length with the length of said longitudinal slot in the top, said handle member including a pair of contiguous side walls having lower extremities thereof sandwiching the upper extremities of the longitudinal partition member therebetween and being secured adhesively thereto.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Pasjack Dec. 20, 1955 

